FICA worried about retirement of players from international cricket.

FICA worried about retirement of players from international cricket.

FICA worried about retirement of players from international cricket.

The T20 Franchise League is in full swing. Put simply, franchise leagues have exploded in popularity. Which has an impact on ICC's Future Tour Plan (FTP). The FTP's 2023 to 2027 cycle has been made to allow time for the domestic T20 league.

Cricketers are also turning to franchise leagues as franchise cricket offers more earning opportunities in less time. Many of West Indies' star players have been playing franchise cricket outside of national team contracts for several years.

A few days ago, New Zealand's Trent Boult decided to withdraw from the central contract. In addition to giving more time to his family, Bolt decided to stay out of the central contract to play in domestic leagues around the world. Through this, he reduced his responsibility in the national team in the last phase of his career. International Cricketers' Association FICA has expressed concern that international cricket may lose more cricketers.

FICA CEO Tom Moffat spoke to Reuters about this. Moffat fears the big teams will also suffer, 'The departure of talented cricketers from international cricket has been a serious problem for several years. We also talked about it. But now this issue is starting to affect not only the small teams but also the big teams.

Moffat advised everyone to work together to solve this problem. Through mutual cooperation and understanding, the global schedule should be arranged in such a way that both international cricket and domestic leagues survive.'

Not only are the number of franchise T20 leagues around the world increasing, so are the duration of some leagues. There is also a schedule conflict with one league. For that, the franchises are increasing the financial opportunities to attract big stars to their leagues, which is making the leagues more attractive. Because of which many more players may turn to league play only.

Last July, Ben Stokes announced his retirement from ODIs as he was unable to continue playing in all three editions due to a busy schedule. After England's test captain announced his decision to retire from ODIs, the cricket world was in a state of shock. The former were criticized for the busy schedule.

Fika is also worried about this busy schedule, "After this FTP was released, the situation is such that it seems that everyone wants more of everything." The player market in cricket is small, there are few cricketers in demand in domestic and international cricket. There is no doubt that the amount of games available becomes overwhelming for cricketers who play all versions.

The league is mainly managed by the board of the country where the franchise league is located. For example, BPL is under the responsibility of Bangladesh Cricket Board. Asked whether the ICC can be in charge of these leagues, the FICA chief executive said that discussions have already taken place, but all boards want to retain the responsibility of their leagues.